In the opening Test of the series, Josh Hazlewood completely destroyed the visitors. He took four wickets in the opening over and an outstanding five wickets in the latter. West Indies were held to 188 and 120 in the two innings, respectively, thanks to his outstanding bowling. Josh Hazlewood discussed his own performance, saying that although he was bowling effectively against Pakistan as well, the intended outcomes were not being achieved.
The West Indies faced a quandary in their selection process for the series against Australia, since some prominent cricket players chose to play for their own franchises rather than for the national team. For the series, seven players without caps were called up, and three of them received their maiden cap during the first Test in Adelaide. Shamar Joseph, a rookie pacer, stood tall and gave an outstanding effort, scoring 36 and claiming a five-for.
In their first ball together in a Test match, the 24-year-old defeated Steve Smith when Smith sent the ball to Justin Graeves at second slips. He later finished with a five-for, taking the wickets of Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, and Marnus Labuschagne. Meanwhile, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood praised the young batsman for what he described as a “dream debut” in reference to his outstanding debut.
“Excellent start; you should continue with that.” Dream debut for Smithy, taking wicket on the first ball in Test cricket, according to India Today’s citation of Josh Hazlewood.
Australia easily defeated South Africa by ten wickets in Adelaide thanks to a century of runs from Smith, who was playing his maiden Test match as an opener. Smith hit 12 runs in the first innings and 11* in the second. Despite appearing composed, Hazlewood said the 34-year-old was a little anxious.
“Smithy was fine, just a little anxious. The pacer said, “I think he struggles in the rapid ten-minute transition, but everything good.
Throughout the first part of the summer, I bowled just as well but with less success: Josh Hazlewood
It’s nice to get a few days off. The surface was utilized by us during both innings. Although I didn’t get many results, I thought my bowling was just as good in the first part of the summer. I thought this attack was unrelenting and that someone was picking up wickets, Hazlewood continued.
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